H1B extension RFE - residential and intended employment are within normal commuting distance

Question

Please check below RFE questions 

“please explain beneficially living / working environment , you must demonstrate that beneficiary residential and intended employment are within normal commuting area.” 

Please provide your inputs what documents are required to submit for above RFE 

Thanks in advance

Comments

Are you residing close to Client location, I mean City/Town? If yes, how do you commute and the distance? Thanks!

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Yes, I am residing very close to my work location ( nearly 11 miles). both residential and work location are within same MSA. ( same county and same city)

I will use my own car to commute to office and back to home.

car is registered in same city , same MSA.

I am still confused why they asked this question.

this is my extension with same client and same location.

Thanks

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http://www.nlsinfo.org/usersvc/NLSY97/NLSY97Rnd9geocodeCodebookSupplement/gatt101.htm

From above MSA codes ,mine belongs to Indianapolis MSA , where it has marion county , my client work location and residential address are in Marion county.

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You can add that too, but see my answer!

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Also, please check your LCA, if it lists your Home as a work location too...

I have checked my LCA , place of employment is my end client location.

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 Good Luck, let me know if I can be of any further help.

Answer 1

They just want to make sure that you are actually working there, looks like a new Trend. However, please gather the following:

1. Driver License

2. Car Registration

3. Gas Bills

4. Toll Bills (if any)

5. Apartment/House Lease

6. Gas, Electric, Internet Bills

7. Any mail communication, especially from Government Agencies like IRS

8. Print a Google Map showing the Distance to Worksite

Also, please check your LCA, if it lists your Home as a work location too...

Comments

Thanks for your response.

1 Driver License

I have license , but address is different than current address, but both address are 4 miles distance , I have to update with new address

2. Car Registration

Yes , i have this near my residential address

3. Gas Bills

Yes i have electricity bill ( our apartment have only electricity service , does not have gas )

4. Toll Bills (if any)

I dont have it

5. Apartment/House Lease

yes  i have leasing on my name ( actually we were3 people on lease)

6. Gas, Electric, Internet Bills 

I have electricity service on my name

7. Any mail communication, especially from Government Agencies like IRS

Yes i have one recent IRS document

8. Print a Google Map showing the Distance to Worksite

I did It

The above are enough to prove for above RFE ??

Thanks

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Change the Address on the Driver License.

Did you check the LCA?

I am just providing this information based on your Question, please double check the RFE.  The above information may be sufficient to warrant a favorable decision. Good Luck!

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yes , I checked LCA , place of employment in LCA has my end client address.

I have to write any cover letter to support all proofs  in detailed what is what ?

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Please submit these documents to your Attorney or Employer. They should explain and submit with the RFE

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Thanks ,

I have filed my petition in premium to nebraska center and this is my 1st RFE ,

any chances of issuing 2nd RFE like specialty occupation or employee - employer relationship ?  

I heard for premium processing , uscis will issue all RFE's  at once , Is this true ?

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There is no hard boiled rule and it has nothing to with premium processing. USCIS may issue a second RFE or NOID (Notice of Intent to Deny)

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Hi Dan , 

I updated new addresses on my license , but issue date on license is showing up as todays's date(address updated date)  not the previous issue date on my old license, does it make uscis to doubt that after issuing RFE they applied for addresses change in license  ???
 

any inputs on this?